A post shared by David Mazouz (@davidamazouz) on May 13, 2018 at 7:40pm PDT

“I am so overjoyed that we will have the opportunity to finish the story the first four seasons of Gotham have begun to tell,” he wrote. “I love the family we have built and feel so grateful to be apart of a project with fans so passionate. And when our fate was still on the line, it was you guys I was most upset about.

“The thought of ending on a note that did not display the end of each characters path terrified me as it would mean everyone who invested their time and energy into caring about what happens to these people and how they get where they’re going would be left with disappointment. Thank you Fox for giving us this opportunity to finish strong. And thank you all for keeping this show alive.”